DARDANELLE - After the first Riverwalk, an art walk benefiting Renaissance Front Street Restoration, one thing is certain: There will be a second. Organizer Angie Sims hasn't decided on a time for the next walk but said she was very pleased with the turnout for the initial event held Friday.

"We're not exactly sure what month," Sims said. "We're trying to figure out what will be a good time. We want to do it four times a year, but I need to make sure I don't bother somebody else. If someone else has something going on, I do not want to push them out. We have to check on all of that, but we are going to have another one."

Sims said the turnout was good, and that almost all of the artists sold something.

She said she doesn't have any exact figures on the money generated by the event yet, but stresses that money wasn't the only point of the Riverwalk.

"We didn't expect to make a lot," Sims said. "It was mainly to get some awareness about Front Street and the businesses on Front Street. We wanted everyone to see. But it went really, really well. I'm so grateful for all the people that showed up. I'm grateful for the artists and for the business owners. ... What we're trying to do is to get everyone - not just in Dardanelle and not just Russellville, but the surrounding areas also. There were people from Clarksville, Paris and Booneville. We want to get them in here and show them that Front Street does exist."

An owner of one of the participating Front Street businesses, Lynne Murphy of Millyn's, said she was very pleased with the crowd.

"I think it went extremely well," Murphy said. "We're lucky to have a smart, capable dynamo like Angie to organize this. We had some wonderful extra business. It made people come in and hopefully showed them we have a downtown that could really be special. It has a great view and interesting old buildings."

Artist Danny Perkins, who was stationed at Love's Flower Shop, offered something unique among the artists, actually completing a painting as spectators watched.

"Several people came back in several times to see the painting progress," Perkins said. "Some were fascinated with it. It took longer to paint than normal because I stayed busy talking with people. I joked with some that there was somebody behind the cabin I was painting, catching a big bass. People really seemed to enjoy it. ... I had a blast. I really hope they do another one. I think people had a good time."